Fan attachment for rocking-chairs.



s. J. TAYLOR. PAN ATTACHMENT FOR ROCKING CHAIRS.

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SAMUEL J UDSON TAYLOR, OF GRANTS PASS, OREGON.

FAN ATTACHMENT FOR ROCKING-CHAIRS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed June 14, 1906. Serial No. 321,707.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J UDSON TAY- LoR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Grants Pass, in the county of Josephine and State of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Fan Attachment for Rocking-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to fan attachments for rocking-chairs; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described.

The object of the invention is to provide a fan attachment for chairs of the character stated which may be easily and readily applied to any such chair of general or usual construction and may be adjusted thereto in such manner as to efiectually cause the rocking of the chair to operate the fan attachment to produce drafts of air about the person in the chair without materially adding to the exertion incidental to the operation of the rocking-chair. The novel features of construction embraced within the said attachment will be pointed out hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rocking-chair having the attachment applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a means for clamping the fan to the attachment, and Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the fan attachment.

The attachment consists of the upright piece 1, which is adapted to extend along one of the front legs of the rocking-chair 2. Said upright 1 is provided at a point near its upper end with a laterally-extending shoulder 3, which is adapted to bear against the upper portion of the leg of the chair 2 and prevent the attachment from slipping backward. The lower end of the upright 1 is provided with a shoulder 4, which is adapted to pass under the forward end of the rocker 5 of the chair 2 and prevent the said upright 1 and its attachments from slipping upward. To the lower end of the upright 1 is attached the substantially horizontal piece 6, which is adapted to extend along the side of the rocker 5. The brace 7 connects the upper portion of the upright 1 with the outer portion of the horizontal piece 6.

The clamp-section 8 is arranged in juxtaposition with relation to the brace 7 and is connected therewith by means of the bolt 9. The said clamp-section 8 is adapted to bear at its lower end against the inner side of the rocker 5 and at its upper end against the inner side of the front leg of the chair, and by tightening the tap on the bolt 9 the said clamp-section 8 and the brace 7 are brought together, and the said chair-leg and rocker 5 are clamped between said parts. Thus the attachment is temporarily fixed to the frame of the chair.

The lever 10 is fulcrumed at the point 11 to the upright 1. Said lever 10 is provided at its working end with a caster or roller 12 which is adapted to work upon the floor. The shaft 13 is journaled at its lower end to the horizontal piece 6, the bearing 14 being of such construction as to permit the upper end of the shaft 13 to swing in a vertical plane. Such bearings are of usual construction and need not be described in detail here. The coil-spring 15 surrounds the said shaft 13, and one end of said spring is fixed to the horizontal piece 6, and the other end of said spring is fixed to the shaft 13. The strap 16 is wound at one end around the shaft 13 and is adjustably attached at its other end to the working end of the lever 10. The bearing 17 is slidably attached to the upper end of the upright 1. Said bearing is adapted to be moved horizontally and receives the intermediate portion of the shaft 13.

The fan-clamp consists of the two parallel arms 18 18, which are adapted to receive between them the handle of the fan 19. The cross-pin 2O secures the ends of said arms 18 together and also retains them between the outer ends of the clamp-arms 21. The opposite ends of said clamp-arms are provided with recesses 22, which are adapted to receive the upper end of the shaft 13, and by means of the clamping-bolt and tap 23 the said clamparms 21 may be brought together or separated.

The operation of the device is as follows: The handle of the fan 19 is placed between the arms 18 18, and the said arms are swung upon the pin 20 into such position with relation to the clamping-arms 21 as may be desired. The clamping-arms 21 are then applied to the upper end of the shaft 13 and are fixed thereon by operating the clamp-bolt and tap 23. At the same time that the shaft 13 is clamped between the arms 21 the arms 18 are also clamped in position between said arms 21. Thus one clamping means at this point serves a double purpose. The strap 16 having previously been suitably wound around the shaft 13 as the operator rocks the chair 2, the power end of the lever passes over the floor, (not shown,) which exerts a ull on the end of the strap at the working end of the said lever 10. This unwinds the strap 16, but increases the tension of spring to such a degree that when the working end of the lever 10 moves toward the shaft 13 the tension of the said spring will rotate the shaft in the opposite direction and rewind the strap 16 thereon. It is obvious that the tension of the spring 15 may be regulated to a nicety by regulating the number of winds of the strap 16 upon the shaft 13 or by regulating the adjustment between the end of the strap 16 and the working end of the lever 10. As the shaft 13 rotates in one direction the fan 19 waves above the head or at the side of the person seated in the chair in one direction, and when the shaft rotates in the opposite direction the fan 19 likewise waves in the opposite direction. This movement of the fan causes a draft of air to come in contact with the occupant of the chair. WVhen it is not the desire to use the fan attachment, the end of the strap 16 may be disconnected from the working end of the lever 10, and the said lever may be swung up out of the way or permitted to work upon the floor, as desired. The connection between the working end of the lever and the shaft being interrupted, the said shaft is not rotated.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A fan attachment for rocking-chairs consisting of a frame having an upright adapted to be located along the leg of the chair, a horizontal piece attached to said upright and adapted to extend along the side of the rocker of the chair, shoulders located at the upper and lower ends of said upright and adapted to prevent the same from moving laterally or longitudinally, a brace connecting said upright with said horizontal piece, a clampingbar located in juxtaposition with relation to said brace and being connected with the same by a clamping-bolt, a fan-shaft rotatably mounted upon said frame, a lever fulcrumed to the frame and being operatively connected with said fan-shaft.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL JU D SON TAYLOR.

'Vitnesses v R. K. HAoKETT, J. 'l. FEY. 

